Defense

Sierra Nevada Co. on April 29 flew the fourth 747 to its Dayton, Ohio, facility as part of its U.S. Air Force Survivable Airborne Operations Center program.

The U.S. Navy took the first step in a fast-tracked acquisition process for a nuclear-tipped cruise missile on April 28.

The U.S. Marine Corps is now targeting 2032 for full operational capability of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter.

The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 advanced a GOP-led measure to increase Pentagon spending by $150 billion.

Italian Army Aviation has begun the modernization of its light helicopter fleets with the delivery of the Leonardo UH-169D light utility helicopter.

Romania has been given approval to acquire another Patriot air defense system that will replace another that was donated to Ukraine.

Aurora Flight Sciences has completed low-speed wind tunnel tests of the blended wing body X-plane that the Boeing company is developing for a DARPA program.

Precision components specialist Woodward posted brisk sales across several of its aerospace and defense business lines in the second quarter.

The U.S. Navy is expanding what aircraft may start employing advanced expendable decoys.

Near Earth Autonomy is to demonstrate a retrofit kit to convert the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to uncrewed capability.

Vertical lift specialist Piasecki Aircraft has acquired the Kargo UAV uncrewed logistics aircraft program from Kaman.

Jeff Massimilla, vice president of global engineering, design and technology from General Dynamics Land Systems, highlighted the growing importance of robotics and autonomous systems during the World Defence Industry 2024.

An Indian military laboratory passed a milestone toward development of a hypersonic cruise missile.

The U.S. Navy lost a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor at sea while underway in the Red Sea.

A startup plans to develop an artificial intelligence engineer that can design physical systems.

North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.

Republican lawmakers want to add money to both the F-47 and the U.S. Navy’s yet-to-be-selected next fighter.

When it comes to U.S. President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariffs, defense tech firms in subtropical Taiwan are cool as a cucumber.

Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its MRO capabilities to support U.S. military aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region.

India’s government has signed a long-awaited contract to acquire the naval version of the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.

The UK Royal Navy has declared FOC with its Crowsnest helicopter-borne airborne early warning radar system, which is slated for replacement in the early 2030s.

The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.

Spire Global says it has paid off all its debt after completing the delayed sale of its maritime business as it tries to recover from financial tumult.

Stockholm's raft of new measures to bolster funding for both its own armed forces and Ukraine represents a post-Trump adjustment to previously established plans.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Astrotech Space Operations a contract to boost payload processing capacity at Vandenberg SFB, California.